Kibria murder case: Charge framing deferred till Aug 18

A tribunal in Sylhet on Monday deferred until August 18 the charge framing in the former Finance Minister SAMS Kibria murder case. Judge of Sylhet Speedy Trial Tribunal MakbulAhsan passed the order. With this, charge framing in the sensational case has been deferred for the sixth time. Sylhet City Corporation’s suspended mayor Ariful Haq was not present in the court today while former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar and other accused were present. Earlier, the Kibria murder case had been transferred to the Speedy Trial Tribunal from Habiganj Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court on June 11 for its quick disposal. Five people, including Kibria, were killed and 70 others injured in a grenade attack on a public meeting of local Awami League at Baidder Bazar in Sadar upazila on January 27, 2005. Awami League leader Abdul Mazid Khan filed two cases -- one for murder and another under the Explosives Substances Act -- with the Habiganj Police Station the following day, according to a news agency.

-SRS